Section 5A 23-24

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2023-24 Section 5A Preseason Preview

Boys Class A Hockey celebrates its 30th anniversary this winter and since the first Class A State Tournament was held back in 1994 one 5A blue blood program over the last 3 decades has been there on a consistent basis. That program is St Cloud Cathedral and this winter looks like a big year for the Crusaders who have been to the Class A Tournament 11 times in the past including 1994, 2004, 2014 which would make it obvious that in 2024 we are bound to see them back in St. Paul again. There is good reason to believe that is a safe bet as they return nearly their entire team and Coach Stocker’s rebuild has been remarkable after the program was left in ruins in 2021. However, 5A will always have the two main contenders and traditional Class A powers in Monticello & Little Falls who will both be looking to knock off the heavily favored defending section champs. Princeton, River Lakes & Pine City will try to grow off of resectable finishes to last winter and have some good scoring returning to build around. But on paper it appears that Cathedral will be doing what they normally do in years that end with the number four and that is playing in St. Paul when the calendar turns to March.

Section 5A Preseason Poll (9 Teams)
1- St Cloud Cathedral
2- Monticello
3- Little Falls
4- River Lakes
5- Princeton
6- Pine City
7- Sauk Rapids
8- Mora/Milaca
9- Becker Big Lake

1- St Cloud Cathedral- The Crusaders were an extremely young team that got a taste of the State Tourney last winter and ended up winning Consolation after pushing Warroad in the Quarterfinals and they look absolutely loaded this winter. They only graduated one senior who played last winter and they return all 9 of their forwards including their top line of Juniors John Hirschfeld & Joey Gillespie along with Senior Andrew Dwinell. Add in the depth of Seniors Landon Swenson, Cole Hawg, Ben Petroske & Junior Jaeger Wood all of whom have around 20 points on the year and this team will have serious depth. Toss in the return of Sophomore Griffin Sturm who along with Senior Vince Gebhardt return as their top defenseman and in the net they have 3 year starter Senior Nick Hansen and wow this team looks primed to not only win Section 5A but all of Class A this winter.

2- Monticello- The Moose have become a Section 5A and Class A program that should never be counted out. They will have some lineup holes to fill but they do return Seniors Roman Thompson & Gunnar Simon along with Junior Landen Scherber which will give them experience up front as all three of them had over 20 points on the year last winter. On defense they return Senior Cameron Schmitz & Junior Aidan Widmark who both had double digit points on the back end as well to build off of with what d-core. Monticello also returns goaltender Senior Owen Soderholm who was very strong as the starter last winter winning 16 games and sporting a .915 SV% to be steadying force in the net. Add in a good group of A Bantams led by Sophomores Ashton Stoll & Liam O'donnell coming into the program who went to State this past year and there will be plenty of pieces for Coach Nelson to build another contender with and make another competitive Class A team and make a run at as always in Section 5A.

3- Little Falls - The Flyers were once again hit hard by graduation this offseason after coming up just short in 5A.Little Falls will again have depth concerns like what was their undoing the last two winters but they do return some good individual pieces that should allow them to remain competitive and not be overlooked this winter. Up front Senior Carter Oothoudt & Junior Joey Welinski return who had 44 goals just between the two of them. They also have Junior Ryan Oothoudt & Sophomore Remi Chisholm who are a year older and will look to build off very good double digit point seasons as underclassmen last winter. Defender Junior Luke Avery will be back to start to rebuild a D core around which will be a big question mark. However, Little Falls will also have outstanding goaltending as Sophomore Goalie Izaak Kalis will return in net and keep the Flyers in games all winter and there is enough here to build another good team and get a top 3 seed in Section 5A and make a good run come Section time.

4- River Lakes- The Stars had a slow and disappointing start to their year last winter and never really were able to capture the momentum needed to make a serious run. This year the lineup is less deep but they do return enough to be in contention for a top 4 seed and home ice come the Quarterfinals. Junior Blake Schultz & Senior Anthony Fink are back up front both having double digit goals last winter and add in the depth of having Senior Matthew Dotzler & Junior Jace Griffin back with double digit points so they should have some scoring. They also bring back their starter in Senior Carson Cronquist who has split time in the net the last two years but appears primed for a big senior year with the net more to himself. Overall this will be a rugged team and a throne for any opponent to play.

5- Princeton- The Tigers had a strong finish to their 2022-23 campaign but fell to their arch rivals again in the Section Quarterfinals. This winter will be an interesting one to watch play out for this team that was hit hard by graduation. However, there are some glimmers of optimism as Juniors Lane Olson & Brody Kok are both back coming off very strong sophomore years where they each had double digit goals. Defenders Senior Eli Christopher & Junior Dominic Patnode return on the blueline with double digit points. However, there are many depth questions and also questions on who starts in net that need to be answered. Again, the Tigers will be an interesting one to watch as they develop a young core to contend hopefully in 5A.

6- Pine City- The Dragons could be the section’s biggest surprise team this coming winter. Coming off a winter last year where they got progressively better and nearly upset #2 seed Monticello in the Section Quarters. They return star Sophomore McCall Leger who had 20 goals and 40 points as a 9th grader last year. They also have Senior Gavin Broz who had double digit goals and 30 points of his own back along with Junior Blake Painovich who had double digit points. Defensively, Junior Logan Kirby is back along with an experienced core of blue liners. Goaltending starter Junior Aaron Rootkie is back in net after coming on strong last season and this team could easily be a top 4 seed this winter as they look to grow on last year’s progress.

7- Sauk Rapids- The Storm will again count on their do everything star Senior Teagan Dodge to lead the way coming off a 26 goals 40 point plus season last year. He will need to get some help as depth again could be a major issue but Senior Nick Anderson does return with double digit points. In net they will need to get better play from Senior Zander Parker to be a real factor here. However, they did push the Flyers as #8 seed at the end of last year to try to build some momentum off of that this year.

8- Mora/Milaca- The Mustangs will be looking to be improved this winter as they return their two leading scorers in Seniors Rowan Tramm & Austin Neyssen up front who both had 20 plus points from last winter. Their top scorer and top player is back to patrol the blue line in Senior Trenton Fore. However, in order to make a bigger step this winter they will need growth in the net as their two goalies from last year are both back but they both had their struggles last year and they will need more consistent play this upcoming season.

9- Becker Big Lake- The Eagles should be able to build on their 10 win season from a year ago. Up front they return their two leading scorers in Seniors Brayden Graning & Jase Tobako both who had nearly 20 goals and 40 plus points last winter. They also return their goalie tandem as both Seniors Andrew Holm & Declan Weber are back in the net and this could be a team to watch grow this winter.

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Section 5A Games (Week #1)

Friday (11/24/23)
Section 5A
St. Cloud Cathedral 2 Thief River Falls 2
Pine City Area 5 Marshall 1
Monticello 5 Little Falls 4

Saturday (11/25/23)
Section 5A
#15 Monticello 0 #7 Orono 5
#3 St. Cloud Cathedral 3 #4 Warroad 2 OT
Pine City Area 1 Irondale 2 OT

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Section 5A Rankings (11/26/23)
1- St Cloud Cathedral (1-0-1)
2- Monticello (1-1-0)
3- Little Falls (0-1-0)
4- River Lakes (0-0-0)
5- Princeton (0-0-0)
6- Pine City (1-1-0)
7- Sauk Rapids (0-0-0)
8- Mora (0-0-0)
9- Becker/Big Lake (0-0-0)

Section 5A Outlook- St Cloud Cathedral went unbeaten up north picking up a huge win over Warroad. Monticello went .500 on the week while picking up a big 5A win over Little Falls. Pine City showed they are improved going 1-1 down in Marshall for Thanksgiving. All other 5A teams were idle in week #1.

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Section 5A Week #2 Scores
Tuesday (11/28/23)
Princeton 7 Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato 4
Pine City Area 2 Cambridge-Isanti 5
#3 St. Cloud Cathedral 4 Providence Academy 3
Mora/Milaca 6 Moose Lake Area 4
#16 Little Falls 3 #9 Alexandria 1
River Lakes 3 Hutchinson 4
Sauk Rapids-Rice 9 Becker/Big Lake 5

Thursday (11/30/23)
#12 Monticello 10 Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato 0
#16 Little Falls 7 Princeton 3
Becker/Big Lake 9 Breckenridge/Wahpeton 3
Sauk Rapids-Rice 2 River Lakes 2

Friday (12/1/23)
Sauk Rapids-Rice 1 #8 Thief River Falls 4
Mora/Milaca 4 Ely 1

Saturday (12/2/23)
#16 Little Falls 3 #7 Orono 4 OT
Mora/Milaca 1 Ely 2
Becker Big Lake 7 Bagley Fosston 2
River Lakes 11 Breckenridge/Wahpeton 0
#3 St. Cloud Cathedral 5 #1 East Grand Forks 2

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Section 5A Rankings (12/3/23)
1- St Cloud Cathedral (3-0-1)
2- Monticello (2-1-0)
3- Little Falls (2-2-0)
4- River Lakes (1-1-1)
5- Princeton (1-2-0)
6- Pine City (1-2-0)
7- Sauk Rapids (1-1-1)
8- Mora/Milaca (2-1-0)
9- Becker/Big Lake (2-1-0)

Section 5A Outlook- St Cloud Cathedral had big week outside the section as they beat the #1 team in State. Monticello won its only game of the week with ease. Little Falls picked up 2 wins on the week including a head to head 5A win over Princeton. River Lakes got its first win of the year outside of the section. Sauk Rapids picked up a head to head 5A win over Becker/Big Lake. Mora/Milaca went (2-1-0) on the week and Pine City lost their only game outside of the section.

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Section 5A Scores Week #3
Tuesday (12/5/23)
Becker/Big Lake 12 Moose Lake Area 2
#11 Monticello 7 Pine City Area 6
#12 Little Falls 7 Sauk Rapids 3
#1 St. Cloud Cathedral 7 Gentry Academy 4
Mora/Milaca 7 Spooner (Wis) 1
River Lakes 0 Brainerd 5

Wednesday (12/6/23)
Princeton 9 Northern Edge 1

Thursday (12/7/23)
#1 St. Cloud Cathedral 6 River Lakes 2
#11 Monticello 5 Chisago Lakes 1
Mora/Milaca 4 Northern Edge 2
Becker/Big Lake 5 Pine City Area 4
Sauk Rapids-Rice 8 Willmar 4

Friday (12/8/23)
#12 Little Falls 4 Chisago Lakes 3
Princeton 2 Cambridge-Isanti 5

Saturday (12/9/23)
Pine City 4 Mora/Milaca 2

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Section 5A Rankings (12/10/23)
1- St Cloud Cathedral (5-0-1)
2- Monticello (4-1-0)
3- Little Falls (4-2-0)
4- Princeton (2-2-0)
5- River Lakes (1-3-1)
6- Sauk Rapids (2-2-1)
7- Becker/Big Lake (4-1-0)
8- Pine City (2-4-0)
9- Mora/Milaca (4-2-0)

Section 5A Outlook- St Cloud Cathedral won both their games this week including a head to head 5A win over River Lakes. Monticello picked up 2 wins this week as well including a head to head win of Pine City but the Dragons did get a head to head 5A win over Mora/Milaca. Little Falls also had 2 wins this week which included a head to head 5A win over Sauk Rapids. Princeton had a (.500) week but lost the Rusty Skates game for the 4th straight year and Becker Big Lake had a good week winning two games which included a massive head to head 5A win over the Dragons.

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Section 5A Week #4 Scores
Tuesday (12/12/23)
#1 St Cloud Cathedral 2 #14 Alexandria 0
#11 Monticello 3 #8 Northfield 6
River Lakes 5 Pine City Area 2
Mora/Milaca 3 WSFLG Blizzard (Wis.) 2
Sauk Rapids-Rice 5 Fergus Falls 4 OT

Thursday (12/14/23)
Sauk Rapids-Rice 8 Mound Westonka 5
Princeton 7 Becker/Big Lake 3
Pine City Area 4 Chisago Lakes 6
River Lakes 1 Sartell-St. Stephen 4

Friday (12/15/23)
#12 Little Falls 1 Rock Ridge 2
Mora/Milaca 6 Ashland (Wis.) 1
Becker/Big Lake 7 Prairie Centre 6 OT

Saturday (12/16/23)
#1 St. Cloud Cathedral 3 Rock Ridge 5

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Section 5A Rankings (12/17/23)
1- St Cloud Cathedral (6-1-1)
2- Monticello (4-2-0)
3- Little Falls (4-3-0)
4- Princeton (3-2-0)
5- Sauk Rapids (4-2-1)
6- River Lakes (2-4-1)
7- Becker/Big Lake (5-2-0)
8- Pine City (2-6-0)
9- Mora/Milaca (6-2-0)

Section 5A Outlook- St Cloud Cathedral went .500 on the week with two good games outside the section. Monticello lost their only game of the week to a Top 10 Class A team outside the section. Little Falls lost their only game of the week to a AA team. Princeton picked up a big head to head 5A win over Becker/Big Lake. River Lakes got an important head to head 5A win over Pine City. Sauk Rapids picked up two wins outside the section and Mora/Milaca picked up two wins over Wisconsin teams.

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Section 5A Scores Week #5
Tuesday (12/19/23)
#2 St. Cloud Cathedral 8 #4 Orono 5
#11 Monticello 7 Princeton 1
Mora/Milaca 5 Prairie Centre 3
Becker/Big Lake 3 Cambridge-Isanti 6
River Lakes 6 Fergus Falls 1
Pine City 3 Sauk Rapids 2 OT

Thursday (12/21/23)
#14 Little Falls 1 #15 Alexandria 5
Becker/Big Lake 1 Chisago Lakes 11
Sauk Rapids 3 Hutchinson 4 OT
Princeton 4 Mora/Milaca 2

Friday (12/22/23)
#11 Monticello 7 Northern Edge 0
Mora/Milaca 1 North Shore 4

Saturday (12/23/23)
#2 St Cloud Cathedral 0 #12 Delano 5

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Section 5A Rankings (12/24/23)
1- St Cloud Cathedral (7-2-1)
2- Monticello (6-2-0)
3- Little Falls (4-4-0)
4- Princeton (4-3-0)
5- River Lakes (3-4-1)
6- Pine City (3-6-0)
7- Sauk Rapids (4-5-1)
8- Becker/Big Lake (5-4-0)
9- Mora/Milaca (7-4-0)

Section 5A Outlook- St. Cloud Cathedral went (1-1-0) in games outside the section vs two Top 10 Class A Teams. Monticello won both their games this week including a 5A win over Princeton but the Tigers were able to get a 5A win of their own against Mora/Milaca. Pine City picked up a 5A win over Sauk Rapids this week. River Lakes won their only game outside of section play while Becker/Big Lake lost their only game outside the section.

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Section 5A Week #6 Scores
Tuesday (12/26/23)
Pine City Area 0 Gentry Academy 6

Wednesday (12/27/23)
Pine City Area 4 #17 Breck 3
Mora/Milaca 3 Red Wing 2

Thursday (12/28/23)
#4 St Cloud Cathedral 5 Bemidji 2
#12 Monticello 9 Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato 0
#15 Little Falls 2 Princeton 1
Pine City Area 3 Red Lake Falls 4 OT
Sauk Rapids 2 Mankato East 2 OT
River Lakes 5 Bloomington Kennedy 0
Mora/Milaca 2 Baldwin-Woodville (Wis.) 4

Friday (12/29/23)
#4 St Cloud Cathedral 2 Sartell 4
#12 Monticello 7 Sauk Rapids 0
#15 Little Falls 2 River Lakes 1
Princeton 6 Bloomington Kennedy 2

Saturday (12/30/23)
#4 St Cloud Cathedral 7 St Cloud Public 4
#12 Monticello 2 Bemidji 1
#15 Little Falls 2 Bloomington Kennedy 1 OT
Princeton 2 River Lakes 2 OT
Sauk Rapids 3 Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato 5

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Section 5A Rankings (12/31/23)
1- St Cloud Cathedral (9-3-1)
2- Monticello (8-2-0)
3- Little Falls (7-4-0)
4- Princeton (5-4-1)
5- River Lakes (4-5-2)
6- Pine City (4-8-0)
7- Sauk Rapids (4-6-2)
8- Becker/Big Lake (5-4-0)
9- Mora/Milaca (8-5-0)

Section 5A Outlook- St Cloud Cathedral had an up and down showing vs AA competition this week outside of the section. Monticello had a very good week winning three more games to improve their wins streak to 5 games which included a win over 5A Sauk Rapids. Little Falls had a good week with their own Holiday Tournament winning all three games including head to head 5A wins over River Lakes & Princeton. Pine City took 6th place at the Herb Brooks Classic and Mora/Milaca went (.500) down in Red Wing for the Holidays. Becker/Big Lake was idle over the Holidays.

PageStat Rankings Section 5A (12/31/23)
1 ST CLOUD CATHEDRAL
2 MONTICELLO
3 LITTLE FALLS
4 RIVER LAKES
5 PRINCETON
6 PINE CITY
7 SAUK RAPIDS
8 BECKER BIG LAKE
9 MORA

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Section 5A Week #7 Scores
Tuesday (1/2/24)
#4 St. Cloud Cathedral 3 #9 Cloquet/Esko/Carlton 2

Thursday (1/4/24)
Becker/Big Lake 4 Northern Edge 0
Pine City Area 4 Mora/Milaca 0
Sauk Rapids 2 Sartell 7

Friday (1/5/24)
#10 Monticello 6 Cambridge-Isanti 4
#15 Little Falls 1 Hutchinson 0
Becker/Big Lake 6 Windom 5 OT
Princeton 5 Pine City Area 0
Mora/Milaca 3 Moose Lake 1

Saturday (1/6/24)
#15 Little Falls 4 #12 Hibbing/Chisholm 2
Sauk Rapids 8 Windom 1
Rivers Lakes 5 Northern Edge 2
Princeton 2 Rock Ridge 5

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Section 5A Rankings (1/7/24)
1- St Cloud Cathedral (10-3-1)
2- Monticello (10-2-0)
3- Little Falls (9-4-0)
4- River Lakes (5-5-2)
5- Princeton (6-5-1)
6- Pine City (5-9-0)
7- Sauk Rapids (5-7-2)
8- Becker/Big Lake (7-4-0)
9- Mora/Milaca (9-6-0)

Section 5A Outlook- St Cloud Cathedral, Monticello, Little Falls, River Lakes, Sauk Rapids & Becker Big Lake all went unbeaten outside of Section 5A play this week. Princeton picked up a nice 5A win over Pine City but the Dragons were able to get a 5A win over Mora/Milaca during the week.

PageStat Section 5A
1 ST CLOUD CATHEDRAL
2 MONTICELLO
3 LITTLE FALLS
4 RIVER LAKES
5 PRINCETON
6 PINE CITY
7 SAUK RAPIDS
8 BECKER BIG LAKE
9 MORA

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Section 5A Week #8 Scores
Tuesday (1/9/24)
#3 St Cloud Cathedral 5 #15 Northern Lakes 2
#9 Monticello 5 Mound Westonka 3
Mora/Milaca 2 Northern Edge 3
River Lakes 4 Willmar 1
Sauk Rapids-Rice 1 Brainerd 5

Wednesday (1/10/24)
Princeton 2 Chisago Lakes 5

Thursday (1/11/24)
#3 St. Cloud Cathedral 1 #1 Hermantown 3
#9 Monticello 8 Becker Big Lake 1
Pine City 6 Northern Edge 1
River Lakes 7 Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato 0

Friday (1/12/24)
#11 Little Falls 2 Duluth Denfeld 0
Princeton 4 #16 Thief River Falls 3 OT
Mora/Milaca 2 North Shore 3
River Lakes 1 Morris Benson 3

Saturday (1/13/24)
#11 Little Falls 1 #13 Proctor 4
Princeton 1 #18 Detroit Lakes 4
Sauk Rapids 8 Northern Edge 0

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Section 5A Rankings (1/14/24)
1- St Cloud Cathedral (11-4-1)
2- Monticello (12-2-0)
3- Little Falls (10-5-0)
4- Princeton (7-7-1)
5- River Lakes (7-6-2)
6- Pine City (6-9-0)
7- Sauk Rapids (6-8-2)
8- Becker/Big Lake (7-5-0)
9- Mora/Milaca (9-8-0)

Section 5A Outlook- St. Cloud Cathedral went (1-1-0) in games vs ranked Class A teams outside the section. Monticello stayed hot and picked up a 5A win over Becker/Big Lake. Little Falls, River Lakes & Sauk Rapids all went (1-1-0) on the week outside the section. Princeton went (1-2-0) outside the section but did get a nice upset win in Class A. Pine City won their only game of the week outside the section and Mora/Milaca went winless outside the section this week.

PageStat Section 5A
1 ST CLOUD CATHEDRAL
2 MONTICELLO
3 LITTLE FALLS
4 PRINCETON
5 RIVER LAKES
6 SAUK RAPIDS
7 PINE CITY
8 BECKER BIG LAKE
9 MORA

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Section 5A Week #9 Scores
Monday (1/15/24)
#3 St Cloud Cathedral 13 Mankato East 1
Becker/BigLake 4 Willmar 2

Tuesday (1/16/24)
#9 Monticello 4 Pine City 1
#14 Little Falls 5 #16 Northern Lakes 2
Princeton 5 Northern Edge 1
River Lakes 5 Prairie Centre 2
Mora/Milaca 4 Sauk Rapids-Rice 4 OT

Thursday (1/18/24)
#3 St Cloud Cathedral 9 Princeton 1
River Lakes 6 #16 Northern Lakes 7
Mora/Milaca 5 WSFLG Blizzard (Wis.) 4

Friday (1/19/24)
#9 Monticello 7 Chisago Lakes 6 OT
#14 Little Falls 2 #17 Thief River Falls 6
Princeton 4 Cambridge/Isanti 3 OT
Pine City 4 Becker/Big Lake 2
Sauk Rapids 8 Prairie Centre 4

Saturday (1/20/24)
#14 Little Falls 4 Crookston 1
Pine City 7 Minnesota River 1

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Section 5A Rankings (1/21/24)
1- St Cloud Cathedral (13-4-1)
2- Monticello (14-2-0)
3- Little Falls (12-6-0)
4- Princeton (9-8-1)
5- River Lakes (8-7-2)
6- Pine City (8-10-0)
7- Sauk Rapids (7-8-3)
8- Becker/Big Lake (8-6-0)
9- Mora/Milaca (10-8-1)

Section 5A Outlook-.St Cloud Cathedral picked up a 5A blow out over Princeton this week. Monticello earned the 5A sweep of Pine City but the Dragons picked up the needed 2nd win in a season split with 5A Becker/Big Lake. Little Falls went (2-1-0) outside the section. River Lakes went (.500) in non section games and Mora/Milaca and Sauk Rapids skated to a 5A tie this week.

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Section 5A Week #10 Scores

Tuesday (1/23/24)
#3 St Cloud Cathedral 7 #15 Little Falls 1
#9 Monticello 7 Providence Academy 0
Mora/Milaca 3 Duluth Marshall 7
Sauk Rapids 6 Willmar 1
Pine City 8 Moose Lake 0
Becker/Big Lake 4 River Lakes 3

Thursday (1/25/24)
#9 Monticello 3 Hutchinson 1
Princeton 7 Becker/Big Lake 1
Pine City 3 Chisago Lakes 1
River Lakes 2 St. Cloud Public 4

Friday (1/26/24)
#3 St. Cloud Cathedral 4 #8 Northfield 2
#15 Little Falls 6 #11 Luverne 5 OT

Saturday (1/27/24)
Sauk Rapids 3 Albert Lea 5
Princeton 1 Duluth Marshall 4
Becker/Big Lake 3 Breckenridge/Wahpeton 0

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Section 5A Rankings (1/28/24)
1- St Cloud Cathedral (15-4-1)
2- Monticello (16-2-0)
3- Little Falls (13-7-0)
4- Princeton (10-9-1)
5- River Lakes (8-9-2)
6- Pine City (10-10-0)
7- Sauk Rapids (8-9-3)
8- Becker/Big Lake (10-7-0)
9- Mora/Milaca (10-9-1)

Section 5A Outlook- St Cloud Cathedral picked up a 5A rout of Little Falls this week. Monticello has now won 12 straight games. Princeton picked up a 5A sweep over Becker/Big Lake but the Eagles had a big upset win over 5A River Lakes earlier in the week. Pine City won both their games outside the section, while Sauk Rapids went .500 outside the section and Mora/Milaca went winless on the week.

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Week #11 Section 5A Scores
Tuesday (1/30/24)
#3 St Cloud Cathedral 2 #17 Northern Lakes 1
#9 Monticello 1 Princeton 1 OT
#15 Little Falls 4 Fergus Falls 2
Pine City 4 #13 Proctor 7
River Lakes 8 Sauk Rapids-Rice 2
Becker/Big Lake 2 Cambridge-Isanti 9

Thursday (2/1/24)
#3 St Cloud Cathedral 4 Detroit Lakes 0
Sauk Rapids 1 #10 Alexandria 10
Becker/Big Lake 6 Prairie Centre 3
Mora/Milaca 4 Spooner (Wis.) 1
Princeton 4 Chisago Lakes 6
River Lakes 8 Breckenridge/Wahpeton 0

Friday (2/2/24)
#9 Monticello 10 Northern Edge 0
Mora/Milaca 5 Wadena Deer Creek 2
Becker/Big Lake 4 Moose Lake 1
Pine City 3 Cambridge-Isanti 6

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Section 5A Seeding Projection (2/4/24)
1- St Cloud Cathedral (17-4-1)
2- Monticello (17-2-1)
3- Little Falls (14-7-0)
4- Princeton (10-10-2)
5- River Lakes (10-9-2)
6- Pine City (10-12-0)
7- Sauk Rapids (8-11-3)
8- Becker/Big Lake (12-8-0)
9- Mora/Milaca (12-9-1)

Section 5A Team Resumes -
St Cloud Cathedral- Section 5A Record (3-0-0)
5A Wins- LF, Princeton, RL 5A Losses- None
Section 5A Games Remaining- Little Falls & Monticello

Monticello- Section 5A Record (6-0-1)
5A Wins- LF, PC x2, SR, BBL, Princeton 5A Losses- None 5A Tie- Princeton
Section 5A Games Remaining- SCC

Little Falls- Section 5A Record (4-2-0)
5A Wins- Princeton x2, SR, RL 5A Losses- SCC & Monti
Section 5A Games Remaining- SCC

Princeton- Section 5A Record (4-4-2)
5A Wins- M/M, PC, BBL x2 5A Losses- SCC, LF x2, Monti 5A Tie- RL & Monti
Section 5A Games Remaining- PC & SR

River Lakes- Section 5A Record (2-3-2)
5A Wins- PC & SR 5A Losses- BBL, LF, SCC 5A Tie- Princeton & SR
Section 5A Games Remaining- BBL

Pine City- Section 5A Record (4-5-0)
5A Wins- BBL, M/M x2, SR 5A Losses- RL, BBL, Princeton, Monti x2
Section 5A Games Remaining- Princeton

Sauk Rapids - Section 5A Record (1-4-2)
5A Wins- BBL 5A Losses- LF, Monti, PC, RL 5A Ties- RL & M/M
Section 5A Games Remaining- Princeton

Becker Big Lake - Section 5A Record (2-5-0)
5A Wins- RL & PC 5A Losses- SR, Princeton x2, PC, Monti
Section 5A Games Remaining- RL & M/M

Mora/Milaca - Section 5A Record (0-3-1)
5A Wins- None 5A Losses- PC x2, Princeton 5A Tie- SR
Section 5A Games Remaining- BBL

Section 5A Seeding Outlook- St Cloud Cathedral is the #1 seed as they are unbeaten and untied in the section but have big head to head games yet against the Moose and Flyers in the last week of the season. Monticello is the #2 seed with the tie with Tigers the second time around but if they beat SCC in last game of season will be #1. Little Falls only has losses to SCC and the Moose to be the 3 seed. Princeton is a solid 4 seed with no 5A losses to the team below them and a tie with the Moose. River Lakes is the 5 seed with a tie with Ptown and head to head wins over both Pine City & Sauk Rapids. The Dragons are 6 ahead of the Storm due to head to head win and SR stays at 7 over Becker Big Lake due to their head to head win. Mora/Milaca is the 9 seed as they are winless in the section.

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Section 5A Week #12 Scores
Monday (2/5/24)
River Lakes 5 Becker/Big Lake 1

Tuesday (2/6/24)
#3 St Cloud Cathedral 4 Totino Grace 2
#9 Monticello 2 Buffalo 5
#15 Little Falls 5 #17 Northern Lakes 0
River Lakes 4 #10 Alexandria 3
Mora/Milaca 3 St. Paul Johnson 2
Sauk Rapids 5 St Cloud Public 7

Thursday (2/8/24)
#9 Monticello 4 Cambridge/Isanti 1
#15 Little Falls 2 Detroit Lakes 3 OT
River Lakes 2 Fergus Falls 1
Pine City 4 Princeton 3 OT
Mora/Milaca 6 Prairie Centre 4
Becker/Big Lake 8 Northern Edge 2

Friday (2/9/24)
#9 Monticello 0 #10 Alexandria 3
Sauk Rapids-Rice 2 Fergus Falls 7

Saturday (2/10/24)
#15 Little Falls 1 Cambridge/Isanti 0
Becker/Big Lake 8 Bagley/Fosston 2
Pine City 0 Mound Westonka 2
Sauk Rapids 6 Princeton 5 OT

[elliott70]

Section 5A Seeding Projection (2/4/24)
1- St Cloud Cathedral (17-4-1) section 3-0-0 games left Little Falls and Monticello
2- Monticello (17-2-1) section 6-0-1 games left CI Alex Mpls and SCC
3- Little Falls (14-7-0) section 4-2-0 games left CI SCC
4- Princeton (10-10-2)
5- River Lakes (10-9-2)
6- Pine City (10-12-0)
7- Sauk Rapids (8-11-3)
8- Becker/Big Lake (12-8-0)
9- Mora/Milaca (12-9-1)

Hard to argue with 1-2-3 BUT with the few games remaining things might change.
If Cathedral drops the last two games its conceivable that they drop to #3.
Little Falls with a win over the last two games would move to 2
and Monti would move to one with a win over SCC and at least one other win.

Whoever set up the schedules did a great job.